SnowOdds

Kläppen

Dalarna, Sweden

Village355 m1,165 ftSummit665 m2,182 ft

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Best weeks at Kläppen

SnowOdds score at the summit, out of 100

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Bars show each week's SnowOdds score at the summit: fresh snow and base first, then sun, rain and wind.

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NovDecJanFebMarApr

Summit, 665 m2,182 ft

1–7 Feb

48/ 100Good

8 of 20 winters had 10 cm4 in or more of fresh snow this week

A coin flip for a proper refresh. Still a solid week on the upper slopes.

Snow

Weather

How the score works

The SnowOdds score

Every week at every resort gets a score out of 100. Snow sets it, and bad weather can take up to 45% off. The percentages show how much each part counts within snow or weather.

Snow

  • Fresh snow

    60%
  • Base

    25%
  • Powder

    15%

Weather

  • Sun

    50%
  • No rain

    30%
  • Calm

    20%

Example: Kläppen, 1–7 Feb

Out of 10WeightPoints
Fresh snow5× 60%30
Base9.8× 25%25
Powder2.6× 15%4
Snow59 / 100
Sun3.6× 50%18
No rain7.2× 30%22
Calm9.3× 20%19
Weather59 / 100

Weather at 59 out of 100 takes 18% off the snow points. The worse the weather, the more comes off, up to 45%.

Score59 − 18% = 48/ 100

Avg fresh snow
9 cm4 in
Snowy days
2.6 of 7
Avg temperature
-8°C18°F
Season snowfall so far
1.1 m44 in

Beyond the odds · at the summit, this week

Bluebird days
0 of 7
Wind holds
0.2 of 7
Dry powder
29%
Icy mornings
0.3 of 7

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Beyond the odds

Our own measures, from every day of the last 20 winters at the summit.

Bluebird days

0.8a winter

More than 25% of resorts

A clear day with no new snow, right after 10 cm4 in or more fell in the two days before.

Wind holds

2.8a winter

Calmer than 91% of resorts

Days with gusts of 70 km/h43 mph or more at the summit: enough to stop most chairlifts.

Dry powder

19%of the snow

Drier than 14% of resorts

Snow that fell on days that stayed below -5°C23°F at the summit: light and dry. The rest is heavier.

Driest 4–10 Jan

Icy mornings

23a winter

Less icy than 35% of resorts

Mornings after a day above 0°C32°F and a night at -3°C27°F or colder, with no new snow: hard, icy pistes until the sun softens them.

Least icy 2–8 Nov

Every winter since 1950/51

See all 76 winters, day by day
Average winter
1.7 m68 in
Snowiest winter
2.7 m106 in
Leanest winter
64 cm25 in
Change since 1950/51
+3.1°C+5.5°F

Snow at Kläppen, answered

When is the best time to ski Kläppen?

Historically the best week for fresh snow at Kläppen is 1–7 Feb: in 8 of the last 20 winters at least 10 cm of new snow fell at the summit that week (40% odds), 9 cm on average. The next best weeks are 11–17 Jan and 1–7 Mar.

Which month has the most reliable snow at Kläppen?

January, with an average 39% chance of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in any given week at the summit. April is the least reliable month of the season at 14%.

How high is Kläppen?

The village sits at 355 m (1,165 ft) and the top lift reaches 665 m (2,182 ft), a vertical drop of 310 m (1,017 ft). The resort has about 27 km of pistes and 23 lifts.

Does it snow in the village at Kläppen?

In the best week (1–7 Feb) the village gets 10 cm or more of fresh snow in 20% of winters, against 40% at the summit. The average village temperature that week is -6°C (21°F).

Every week of the season, in numbers

Odds of 10 cm or more of fresh snow in the week, and average fresh snow, at Kläppen
WeekSummit oddsSummit snowVillage oddsVillage snow
2–8 Nov15%5 cm5%2 cm
9–15 Nov10%4 cm0%1 cm
16–22 Nov15%6 cm10%3 cm
23–29 Nov35%7 cm15%4 cm
30 Nov – 6 Dec45%10 cm25%7 cm
7–13 Dec35%7 cm15%4 cm
14–20 Dec21%6 cm5%4 cm
21–27 Dec47%8 cm26%5 cm
4–10 Jan40%9 cm30%7 cm
11–17 Jan45%11 cm30%9 cm
18–24 Jan40%10 cm35%7 cm
25–31 Jan30%7 cm25%6 cm
1–7 Feb40%9 cm20%6 cm
8–14 Feb30%7 cm15%5 cm
15–21 Feb15%7 cm15%5 cm
22–28 Feb30%7 cm20%5 cm
1–7 Mar35%7 cm20%5 cm
8–14 Mar30%7 cm20%5 cm
15–21 Mar15%6 cm10%4 cm
22–28 Mar10%3 cm0%2 cm
29 Mar – 4 Apr20%4 cm5%2 cm
5–11 Apr15%4 cm5%2 cm
12–18 Apr20%6 cm0%1 cm
19–25 Apr5%1 cm0%1 cm
26 Apr – 2 May10%3 cm5%1 cm